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Disputed Founding Year
- When
- 1868, 1869, or 1872 (disputed)
- Where
- Kilmarnock
- Part of
- Kilmarnock F.C. founded
The club's foundation dates to the earliest days of organised football in Scotland, with the founding year disputed between 1868, 1869, and 1872.
The club's foundation dates back to the very earliest days of organised football in Scotland. Speculation over the club's beginnings being in 1868, 1869 or 1872 is often disputed. The year 1869 is the traditionally cited formation date, but it rests on a scheduled meeting for which no minutes survive, so the founding year remains historiographically uncertain.
Sources
- Kilmarnock F.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
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